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Category Archives: Rural poverty

Solar Mini-Grids Give Nigeria a Power Boost

December 3, 2018by amyyeewrites Leave a comment

New York Times December 3, 2018 GBAMU GBAMU, Nigeria — Music blasts from King Royal Guesthouse, a small restaurant in the village of Gbamu Gbamu, a three-hour drive from Lagos. […]

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Africa, Business, Business solutions to poverty, Clean energy, Environment, Rural poverty

Rescuing Sea Turtles From Fishermen’s Nets

October 16, 2018by amyyeewrites Leave a comment

New York Times October 15, 2018 WATAMU, Kenya — The young hawksbill turtle was accidentally caught in a net in the Indian Ocean off Kenya’s coast. GO TO ARTICLE The fisherman […]

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Africa, Animals, Environment, Fun stuff & Cool people, Kenya, Rural poverty, Water

Rwanda Eyes Biogas and Other Cooking Fuels to Help Curb Deforestation

September 22, 2018by amyyeewrites Leave a comment

New York Times September 22, 2018 By Amy Yee KIGALI, Rwanda — The kitchen of Ecole Secondaire Kanombe Efotec, a boarding school here, is busy from dawn to dusk while the staff […]

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Africa, Business solutions to poverty, Clean energy, Environment, Public health, Rural poverty

Men Teaching Men To Be Better Husbands And Dads

June 15, 2018by amyyeewrites Leave a comment

NPR June 15, 2018 Jean Marie Rukundo did not accompany his wife to the clinic the first two times she gave birth. Here in rural Rwanda, that was considered the […]

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Africa, Education, Public health, Rural poverty, Women & Children

In a Corner of Senegal, a Victory Over Malaria

May 1, 2018by amyyeewrites Leave a comment

New York Times May 1, 2018 RICHARD TOLL, Senegal — Thousands of seasonal migrant workers flock to Richard Toll, a dusty city in northern Senegal near the Mauritania border. They […]

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Africa, Public health, Rural poverty

Access to family planning in Senegal can stem infanticide and abortion

March 8, 2018by amyyeewrites Leave a comment

The Lancet March 8, 2018 In a jail in Senegal, a woman is imprisoned, convicted with infanticide. Access to family planning could help to prevent this societal woe. Amy Yee […]

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Africa, Public health, Rural poverty, Women & Children

In Africa’s Oldest Park, Seeking Solutions to a Destructive Charcoal Trade

September 14, 2017by amyyeewrites Leave a comment

Yale Environment 360 September 14, 2017 Virunga National Park, home to the world’s largest population of mountain gorillas, is plagued by deforestation linked to the production of charcoal for cooking […]

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Africa, Business solutions to poverty, Clean energy, Environment, Rural poverty, science

The Power Plants That May Save a Park, and Aid a Country

August 30, 2017by amyyeewrites Leave a comment

New York Times August 30, 2017 VIRUNGA NATIONAL PARK, Democratic Republic of Congo — On the verdant savanna of Virunga National Park, a herd of elephants clustered near an umbrella-shaped […]

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Africa, Animals, Business, Business solutions to poverty, Clean energy, Environment, Fun stuff & Cool people, Rural poverty

In Kenya, a Transformation in Shades of REDD

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Undark July 28, 2017 Communities near the Rukinga Sanctuary once seemed locked on a path of resource decimation. But here, at least, a global conservation plan is working. By Amy […]

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Africa, Animals, Business solutions to poverty, Environment, Fun stuff & Cool people, Kenya, Rural poverty, science, Travel

She arrived in Senegal 43 years ago – and is still there working on social issues

July 20, 2017by amyyeewrites Leave a comment

Christian Science Monitor July 20, 2017 Molly Melching founded the nonprofit Tostan, which operates in a number of African countries. It’s known globally for alleviating poverty, as well as for […]

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